Which model of Canon SLR is cost-effective?

Canon EOS 6D mark2: All-round high-priced SLR camera

EOS 6D was launched on September 20 12. Five years later, Canon finally launched EOS 6D Mark II. What's the difference between EOS 6D and Mark II? I had an in-depth experience during my trip.

Go to the front without any mental burden.

Among Canon Quan Huafu SLR cameras, EOS 6D Mark II is not the lightest, with a body weight of 685g. It is heavier than the previous EOS 6D 10g (the fuselage weight is 675g). Probably because of the flip screen, the appearance size is slightly larger than EOS 6D D.

Traveling abroad, compact body and light travel are my basic requirements. EOS 6D Mark II just satisfies me at this point. But considering the convenience of using the flip screen, I think it is still worth considering by travelers.

Sense of manipulation

EOS 6D Mark II has a main dial, a speed control dial and a mode dial, so anyone who has used a Canon SLR digital camera can easily and quickly master the operation. EOS 6D Mark II is also equipped with special buttons such as ISO sensitivity setting button, autofocus area selection button and AF-ON, which can easily and directly call up functions with high frequency of use.

In use, I think the key layout of EOS 6D Mark II fuselage is very reasonable, especially the cable release interface is very clever. Changing it to the front of the fuselage is more convenient to use and is a very humanized improvement.

Generally speaking, EOS 6D Mark II is comfortable, light and stable to hold.

Pixel lifting

The effective pixel of EOS 6D Mark II is about 26.2 million. Needless to say, the picture quality is exquisite and more convenient for large-size photo output.

In order to process huge data at high speed, EOS 6D Mark II Company added a new signal processing circuit to the DIGIC 7 digital image processor, which can efficiently process the image signal output by the new CMOS sensor, giving consideration to high-speed continuous shooting and high image quality.

In addition, when processing 14 bit image data, it can also make the image layers delicate and rich, which is helpful to show the transition between light and dark levels in landscape photography, especially in portrait photography, where the natural color and texture of skin are excellent.

Focusing system

EOS 6D Mark II's focus switching mode is the same as EOS 5D Mark IV, so canon users can get started quickly without relearning.

EOS 6D Mark II has two autofocus systems, one is based on a dedicated autofocus sensor, and the other is a full-pixel dual-core CMOS AF with real-time display.

Both systems can achieve high-precision focusing through phase difference detection. Although it is slightly lower than the 6 1 point of EOS 5D Mark IV, the full 45-point cross autofocus is the fastest in its class, which basically realizes high-speed and high-precision dynamic tracking. When taking a tourist snapshot, EOS 6D Mark II's 45-point cross autofocus is used, which is very fast, the focusing is basically accurate, and the shooting error rate is obviously reduced.

high sensitivity

I seldom use flash, so the low noise and suppression ability of the camera at high sensitivity becomes particularly important.

The proofs of EOS 6D and EOS 5D Mark III were compared in Canon Experience Center before, and the result was that the noise of EOS 6D was slightly more than that of EOS 5D Mark III.

No comparison, no harm. This defect led me to finally give up buying EOS 6D D. However, when comparing it five years later, I was very satisfied with the performance of EOS 6D Mark II in high sensitivity.

Ordinary sensitivity of EOS 6D Mark II can be improved to ISO40000, and extended EOS 6D Mark II can also shoot high sensitivity of ISO 102400. When traveling, I can safely take photos with automatic sensitivity, and even with ISO3200 sensitivity, I can get high-quality dark photos. In noise control, EOS 6D· Mark II performed very well.

In order to obtain pure image quality with low noise, EOS 6D Mark II is equipped with special noise reduction function. Among them, the long exposure noise reduction function has two execution modes: "automatic" and "enabled". When set to "Auto", if the exposure time is about 1 sec or longer, if the camera detects long exposure noise, it will automatically implement noise reduction. When set to "Enabled", images with exposure time exceeding 1 sec will be automatically denoised.

In addition, the noise reduction function of high ISO sensitivity can be selected as "Off", "Weak", "Standard" and "Strong", and the noise reduction function of multiple shots can automatically synthesize four continuous shooting images to reduce the noise during high-sensitivity shooting.

EOS 6D Mark II can control the upper and lower limits of sensitivity in ISO automatic state, which is even more powerful for capturing pictures, and can also play a certain role in shooting moving objects and portraits.

EOS 6D Mark II can set the minimum shutter speed in ISO automatic mode. The default setting is "Automatic" and the parameter is "Standard", which can be selected from 7 levels. It is helpful to suppress hand jitter and subject jitter.

Exposure compensation

EOS 6D Mark II has the exposure compensation function of 5EV, which is a great progress and makes it more flexible to control the brightness of photos.

Fine and broad exposure compensation is a point that photographers attach great importance to. With the expansion of the exposure compensation range, the application range of the subject has also expanded. In the scene with strong backlight and excessive contrast between light and dark, it is easier to get the correct exposure value through the exposure compensation function.

In particular, the surround exposure function in the quick snapshot can quickly obtain more accurate exposure and save the operation time of exposure setting.

White balance control

Undoubtedly, with the continuous progress of digital SLR technology, the accuracy of white balance is getting higher and higher, and it is getting closer to the true color temperature. On this basis, EOS 6D Mark II added the "white priority" function of automatic white balance to make color reproduction more accurate.

Of course, if you want to preserve the original color of the scene, you can also use the "atmosphere first" mode to effectively distinguish the scene from the shooting intention.

EOS 6D Mark II has seven photo style modes. According to the scene and the photo style you need to choose, you can get the right color and contrast. Each preset mode can also adjust parameters such as sharpness, contrast and saturation according to the default settings.

In addition, official website also has configuration files of clear sky, dawn and dusk, green, autumn colors, X series cameras and other styles that can be downloaded and used, and even added studio portraits, snapshot portraits and nostalgic styles.

High speed continuous shooting

EOS 6D Mark II can be used for continuous shooting, and the maximum speed is about 6.5 frames per second, and EOS 6D is 4.5 frames per second. It seems that the upgrade is not large. In fact, in the actual shooting experience, this upgrade is of great significance.

According to the shooting speed of common subjects, 6.5 frames/second can freeze the moment of most subjects, even some sports subjects that require continuous shooting speed.

With 5-axis anti-shake technology and 4K time-lapse photography function, EOS 6D Mark II has been able to meet the needs of most photographers.

Rotating screen

Adding a rotating touch screen is a highlight of EOS 6D Mark II. It is no different from the control of focusing and shooting by smart phones. This allows beginners who have just come into contact with SLR cameras to master the operation of EOS 6D Mark II more quickly.

In travel shooting, it is really convenient to have a rotating screen for framing, which broadens the angle and solves a series of difficult framing problems caused by insufficient seats and narrow space. However, you need to use it carefully. After all, the rotating screen is connected to the fuselage through the rotating shaft, which makes it easier to break.

Various wireless connection modes

EOS 6D Mark II has wireless connection functions such as Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth, and can be connected with smart phones.

Since EOS 6D, wireless function is one of its most attractive highlights, and it has been widely used in many Canon digital SLR cameras. Therefore, Canon has skillfully applied this technology, and the function setting and connection operation are very simple. For those who love to travel, it is a good "friend circle weapon".

Price and fuselage issues

EOS 6D Mark II is a plastic body, which seems to be not as strong as a metal body. But I think this is a kind of prejudice. The strength of engineering plastics itself is good, which is enough to cope with the impact in most cases.

There is another question about memory cards. Canon has been a SD/SDHC/SDHC single card slot since EOS 6D camera, which makes photographers who are used to multi-card slots and CF cards feel a little unaccustomed. In fact, the failure rate of SD card is extremely low, and its reliability is much higher than that of pin CF card. Even digital cameras use SD series as shooting memory cards. So don't worry too much about this problem.

It is said that EOS 6D began to stop production and began to reduce its price after it was listed in Mark II. Now its price has fallen below ten thousand yuan. I think this EOS 6D is still very cost-effective if it doesn't particularly like the new features. In addition, the performance of EOS 6D is not far away, and now is the best time to buy it.

Except EOS 6D Mark II, the current price is about 13 100 yuan, which is about 3200 yuan cheaper than EOS 6D. If you want to experience the high-quality shooting experience brought by EOS 6D Mark II, EOS 6D Mark II is undoubtedly the best choice at the current price of 13000 yuan.